• AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    Wasn’t this also the argument for child labor? “Small children can fit into tight spaces easier, lets use them to unjam dangerous machinery”

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      25 days ago

      The right watched snow piercer and needed therapy after see all the horrible things that the back of the train did to their betters.

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      24 days ago

      Yes. For example I know in textiles especially, they were small enough to run under & between machines to get things without the factory having to them off. (Surprise surprise, guess how kids got maimed and/or killed…)

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      25 days ago

      Probably scrapped articles with “labor in Asia” to get this spat out